Bar Louie

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 26, 2011
• address5500 S Shore Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Bar Louie clean?

Bar Louie is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 26, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bar Louie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 26, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED ICE BIN WITHOUT A COVER IN THE SERVICE AREA INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.OBSERVED ICE BIN WITHOUT A COVER IN THE SERVICE AREA INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.OBSERVED THE REAR SLICER NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALSO #10 CAN OPENER, AND BAR GUN HOLDERS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.REPAIR CEILING ABOVE 2 DOOR FREEZER REAR KITCHEN
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.REPAIR CEILING ABOVE 2 DOOR FREEZER REAR KITCHEN
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.OBSERVED 2 LIGHT SHIELDS CRACKED AND SEVERAL LIGHT SHIELDS NOT CLEAN INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN SHIELDS AND CLEAN OTHER SHIELDS
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.OBSERVED HAND DIPPED ICECREAM INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH COLD RUNNING AND PROPERLY CONNECTED TO DRAIN ACCORDING TO CITY OF CHICAGO PLUMBING CODE

When was Bar Louie last inspected?

Bar Louie has 2 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2010.

Bar Louie vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

Other spots in Hyde Park

• ✕ Bar Louie
  cooked · July 22, 2010
• ✓! Quick Snacks, Inc.
  mid · March 31, 2020
• ✓ The Medici
  clean · September 3, 2025
• ✕ Subway
  cooked · February 2, 2010
• ✓ Midway Garden Cafe/Press
  clean · May 13, 2026
• ? Borders Books Music, Movies Cafe
  cooked · November 8, 2013

See every restaurant inspection in Hyde Park →

How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 26, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.